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- [set]
- /sɛt/
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- [set]
- /sɛt/
Definitions of set word
- verb with object set to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 1
- verb with object set to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 1
- verb with object set to place in some relation to something or someone: We set a supervisor over the new workers. 1
- verb with object set to put into some condition: to set a house on fire. 1
- verb with object set to put or apply: to set fire to a house. 1
- verb with object set to put in the proper position: to set a chair back on its feet. 1
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Origin of set
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English setten, Old English settan; cognate with Old Norse setja, German setzen, Gothic satjan, all < Germanic *satjan, causative of *setjan to sit1; (noun) (in senses denoting the action of setting or the state of being set) Middle English set, set(t)e, derivative of the v. and its past participle; (in senses denoting a group) Middle English sette < Old French < Latin secta sect (in later use influenced by the v. and Middle Low German gesette set, suite)
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Parts of speech for Set
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
set popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
set usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for set
prep set
- about to — on the point of; intending to
- at the point of — very close to; on the verge of
adj set
- accidentally on purpose — Deliberately, though apparently accidentally.
- accustomed — If you are accustomed to something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with.
- adamant — If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
- addicting — a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict.
- aforethought — premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
noun set
- accoutrement — Accoutrements are all the things you have with you when you travel or when you take part in a particular activity.
- accoutrements — all the things you have with you when you travel or take part in a particular activity, such as clothing and equipment
- all-in-one — All-in-one means having several different parts or several different functions.
- array — An array of different things or people is a large number or wide range of them.
- attitude — Your attitude to something is the way that you think and feel about it, especially when this shows in the way you behave.
verb set
- acquiesce — If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
- adjust — When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
adjective set
- arranged — If you say how things are arranged, you are talking about their position in relation to each other or to something else.
- clabbered — Simple past tense and past participle of clabber.
- compulsatory — compulsory
- confirmable — Capable of being checked, verifiable.
- confirmed — You use confirmed to describe someone who has a particular habit or belief that they are very unlikely to change.
Antonyms for set
verb set
- dancing — When people dance for enjoyment or to entertain others, you can refer to this activity as dancing.
- dawn — Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises.
- drift — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- kick around — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- knock down — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
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